Ironing board



July 19, 1927.

J. E. KALGREN IRONING BOARD Filed June 5, 1922 shuts-Sheet 1 /3\ 4 .9 5/6 .9 /3 1 L/ l n E /e- #76. I

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Patented July. 19.27. .UNITEDSTATES-...PATENT ossi-Cs.

:cnn x. or'-mn`aronxs, transen, acercaron 'ro J. n colrrm, or nrs,mnxso'ra, aconrona'rron or a. nome 'amalnarnn'eamgmnmm The object nf hisinvention in to pmide wandly 'turned to form an nasa nndwiren an ironingbard that is light'in construe:Y 19` are bonnectedfto these ends andhave their tion, a minimum of material, andat Aopposite ends interlockedor intertwisted' with the wire 20 that is folded u'pon itself the sametime, whe set up, is absolutely rigid and will not r ,sway or swag when.1n' the form substantially of a narrow 1 U, the loo of which is seatedin anotch 21=in other biente of the invnntinn win appearthe en of thecenter l' 5; The direct con- `out inthe claims,

folded, '20' Fi 30 ner -from'the following detailed description.A

The invention consists generally in varions constructions andcombinations,

all as hereafterdescribed and In the' accompanying.' drawings Part ofthis specification,'

l5, Figure 1 is a side tiew of an ironng board embodyin my invention,

Figure an end view of thesaln'e,` Figure 3' is a bottom view bf.the'board boa showing'the manner of legs thereon, taken onthe line 4-4of Fig ."Figure 5 is a sectional view on the'lne hmgingth 255g-5 o fFigure 4, s

' Figure' 6 is a detail sectional view showingy the'yxelding button.orilug in the end off the center leg of theboan f 'l the the legs.

f Figure 7 'is n dans view gunning the drawings, l2 represents'thetop orof 'connecting the braces w1 l Y tablexportion of-.theI board, lhavingcross particularly A` 4 is a detail view. of one end of pieces 3 andll:lsecured transversely txlthe Y nection. of the wires to a very rigidframe and entirely elimmates the dangerof splitting the`w en tensionwires are attached tothe eyes 24.v flhe opposite end` of this leg 5 hasagyieldmg that 1s ad p -the'board hen the legs` are unfolded and yieldslightly under pressure and allow the e races to be inserted in theirproper position and take'up the slack or lost motion in thejOntsorbearingsjof theA braces.` -The brace members and thel in theirunfolded tionen rigidly held by means of bracev rs 23 which have metal.1ic` ears -24 riveted A.thereto atone end, ivoted at25 to the'foeet ends1'8-of the race's. 14. .The 'brace bars points of connection button 22therein, preferably' offrubber l to bearfon the underside of are lockedends of the braces tween the bars and has its 'es bra'ce bars whichoften happenswhnthe' underside thereof by screws orrother suita- 315-ble means( 5j islthe main or center leg-of the board,`ha ving a 'pivot 6at one ends mountedin ears -7 that-are secured to the'board."

lef 'lies centrall ainst `the underside of thebear the' underside oftliejboard and the cross bar, theV brace bars being of such length thatwhen the legs are unfolded andI theiends Vof the bars in contact withthe cross bar`4, the wires.19 and.20 will be 1 board whenv fo de andassumefan` inclined under tension, as well as thebrces 145 andV40Lor.obli 'ue' cs'tion, as indicated' i n Figure 1 5. lthelongitudinal p of the-bracebars23 9.5 when t e ard.isifs'et` up. Endlegs are will'exert a sutncient pull on the center leg Vli 'tocomprethe`button in the end-.of y yoke which. asangled end 1 ,'1`-'.leg1andjtakeu motion inthe 'gints piyotedat12 toear's`13 securedtothe uderand Jeivots o fthe' l" Aso that the ard. side of. the board(v"Il he'pivots 9- and 12 are -extremel stab e and rigid when:i`n

' "at'ri ht 'angles substantially] to eachother use. f When the lfd-isfolded,'theles'and and orm in effects, universaljoint 4for the willledown-flat thereon 'asin cated legs 8, allowingthem-tofswingl hwiseof11n; 3,. land allow the beard to be the board and laterallyI thereof.-14 :pac k in'yely thereby econ- 50. 11W@ a pivotal connection t15withanear 1c' 'o spacem' rtatxom I' v thatl is secured'to thesmi dlevportionofthez; I clannfas r'nyinve' on: j Y.. cross bar. 3 andl'sa'id-brac'es diverge from 1. xromngboard-comprlslng a-top, ai their pointofm'pivotal .connection withithe .jpairo'f'le yplvotallyconnectedthereto near1 year 1 6 and areconiiectedA by .pivots 17 oneend, racesplvotally connected to said 'the legs s. Thesnds 1s of thetransenne in-enn ha weenthe pivotal connection 'of saidfuoto said topneer one en end legs and that end of the board near` which said legs areconnected and secured to said end legs at points remote from their pit'-otal connections, and having offset end por tions near their connectionswith said end legs, a center leg pivotally connected at one end to saidtop means connecting the offset end portions oi said braces with thelower end of said center 1e brace bars having )ivotal connections witthe offset end vportions of said braces and having et their ii per endsa bearing op the under side of saidptop.

`2. An ironing board comprising a top, a pair of legs pivotallyconnected thereto neer one end of said top, braces pivotally con' nectedto' said top adjacent to the same end, near which said legs areconnected and secured to said 1e ut points remote from said lpivotalconnection, said braces having offset extensions, a center leg pvotallyconnected and bearing against the under side of the board to take uplost motion between the board and center leg, brace b ars having earssecured thereto at one end and pivotally connected with the osetextensions of saidbraces and havirigo 'ite' ends adapted to engage theundersiP e of saidvboardyand tension wiress ging said center legst theend remote rom its pivotal connection and connected to said bracesbetween the pivotal connectionv thereto of seid brace'bars and the pointof secaring said braces to said end legs.

3. An ironing board comprising a top, end legs, and braces thereforhaving pivotal con. nections with eachmother and with said top a centerlegopivotally connected near' one emi with said p, tension means lowerportion Aof said center end vlegs between inglongitudinal stress to saidtension means and center leg, and a yielding device interposed betweenthe end of said center leg and the i'inder surface of said top and putunder connecting the leg with said brace bars pivotally interposed saidend legs and said top for applytension b the placing ofsaid brace harsin their wor ing position to take up lost motion in the vpivotalconnections of said legs and braces.

Iii-witness whereof,

v yndth`s 31st da ofMa 1929. mfv'bl Jo mi. fammes.

I have hereunto set` l0

